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Patented Feb. 27,1883.

@Unire STATES ATENT OFFICE..

JOHANN G. HEINISOH, OF BELGARD, POMERANIA, GERMANY.

BRlDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 273,077, dated February27, 1883.

Application filed October 24, 188l (No model.) Patented in GermanySeptember 29, 1881-, No, 17,570 in Austria -Hungary November 7, 1881,No. 32,533 and No. 40.110; in Belgium October 13, 1882, No. 59,276, andin England October 13,1882,

To ali whom it may concern: i Be it known that I, J oHANN Girone HEIN-ISGH, captain, a subject of the King of Prussia, residing at Belgard,Pomerania, German Empire, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Headstalls; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and toletters or figures of reference marked there` on, which form a part ofthis specification.

rlhe object of my invention is to simplify the construction, andconsequently the cost, of bridles for horses, and also to facilitate thebridling of the latter. To this end I dispense with the main structure,to which the curb has heretofore been buckled, as wellas the curb-chain,and I so construct the headstall as to dispense with buckles altogetherfor the attachment of the curb. By means of this construction I obtainthe `following advantages: First, by dispensing with the curb-chain allpressure upon the lowerjaw ofthe horse is done away with, and the animalobeys better the bit and bridle and steps out freer and makes longerstrides; second, the unbridling is very much simplified, and may beeffected in much less time than1 with the usual construction of bridles,which, for military purposes, is of the utmost importance, especiallywhen the bridlin g is to be done at night orjn cold weather 5 and,lastly, the simplified construction of the bridle correspondinglyreduces its cost.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved bridle. Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 are detail views thereof,and Figs. 8 and 9 show a slight modi-` fication in the construction ofthe curb.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in the above figures ofdrawings.

Referring more particularly to Fig. 1;, Il is the headstall; T, thethroat latch; B, the brow-band; C, the cheek-straps 5 N, the noseband;and D the lowerjaw or curb strap, the latter being connected to thethroat-latch by means of a check-strap, t.' rlhe cheek-straps O,

nose-band N, and the curbstrap D are connected to rectangular loops L,said curb-strap acting to some extent as a curb chain, which latter isdispensed with. rIhe lower horizontal bar of each ot' the loops L has aslot, S,

`composed of the cylindrical portion s and the rectangular portion s',as shown by Figs. 3, 4, and 5I E is the curb, each cheek-piece or branche of which is provided with a rotatable locking device composed of thecylindrical stud a and locking-bar o', formed at right angles to theaxis of the stud, and forming a key, A, that tits the slot S of the loopL, and whereby the curb is locked to the latter by simply turning thekey A into a position to be pushed through the slot S, and then turningthe locking-bar a down at right angles to the part s of the slot. Inthis manner I provide a hinged or iexiblejoint between the curb andheadstall, while the cheek-piecesf of the snaffe-bit F prevent theaccidental unlocking of the curb, because they prevent the lockingleversfrom rotating into the proper position on a line with the horizontalportion s of the slot S, as shown in Fig. 2.

'In Figs. 8 and 9 I have shown a modified construction of curb, wherebythe form ofthe loop L is considerably simplified and the locking devicedispensed with. The upper ends of the cheek-pieces e of the curb E arebent inwardly and form flat hooks e', and to avoid the projection of thecheelepieces toward the head of the animal I bend them inwardly, as

shown in Fig. S, below the hook portion. By means of this constructionthe curb is simply hooked to the loop L, which may be readily effectedby turning the saine into a position more or less horizontal, as shownin dotted lines in said Fig. S. To prevent the accidental unhooking ofthe curb, and also to afford free play vertically of the loop within thehook, I make thelatter of greater length than the clear Width oftheloops L. In this manner the downward movement of the lower bar, l, ofthe loop L is limited by the bent portion of the hook coming in contactwith thc upper bar, Z', of said loop, or the cheek-strap, and preventthe unhooking of the parts, as shown on the right A the bit againstfurther upward movement. The

of Fig. 8. Inasmuoh as it is necessary that the loop L should be broughtinto a position approximately horizontal to unhook the curb, no movementof the horse or headstall or curb will therefore resultin an accidentalunhooking ot the parts.

The connection of the snaftle-bit F with the headstall is effected bymeans of hooks j", formed at the ends ofthe eheek-pie'cesf, whereby thebit is hooked to the loop L, as plainly shown in Fig. 7, the accidentalunhooking` ot' the bit being prevented by means of checkrings G,connected with the cheekpiecej' of the bit, and free to move in theirbearings. These rings lie within the space formed by the hook andcheek-piece, and by reason of their gravity the free end thereotn alwaysbears against the inner face of the bent end f ot' the bit, so that therings will come in contact with the bart ofthe loop L as soon as the bitrises suteiently, and as they are of' a diameter greater than the spacebetween the hook and cheek-piece oi" the bit, form a stop that looksrings being` free to swing upward in the hook, the hooking,r oi' the bitto the headstalllloops is not hindered. The snaftle-bitis'hooked to theloops immediately in rear of the curb.

Having; now described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Pat-ent ofthe United States, is- Y l. In a bridle, aheadstall composed of a brow-band, throatlatcb, and cheek-pieces, anose-band, N, chin or curb strap D, and checkstrap t, in combinationwith the loops L and a bit, all arranged substantially as described, forthe purpose specified.

2. In a curbbridle, the combination, with the headstall and the loops L,of a curb detachably hinged to said loops, as described.

' 3. In a curbbridle, the combination, with the loops L of the headstallprovided with a slot, S, of a curb the branches ot' which are providedwith locking` devices ct ct', substantially as and for the purposesspecified.

' 4. In a curb-bridle, the combination, with the headstall, the loops Lthereof having slots S, and a curb-bit provided with looking devices ac', of appliances, substantially such as described, to prevent theaccidental unlocking` ot` the curb, as set forth.

5. In a curb-bridle, the combination, with the. loops L ct' theheadstall, and the curb hinged therto, as described, of a snaflebithaving` cheek-piecesf, all constructed and arranged t'or operationsubstantially as desc ibcd, for the purposes set forth.

6. [n a curb-bridle, the combination, with the headstall and the loopsL, of a curb connected with said loops by hinge ioirits, and asna'lde-bit connected to the loops in rear ot the curb by hooksj",havingr cheek-rings G, all constructed and arranged for co-operationsubstantially as and for the purposes specied.

In testimony whercot'I ax my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHANN GEORG HEINISOH.

Witnesses:

ERNST FANTKE, FELIX RAU.

